User:Billw58/Templates and Spans

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  • Bill: 01May12
    • Previous discussion archived on the Talk page
    • "Box" divs/templates updated per consensus to date.
    • This page is now for tweaking the text highlight colours

Alternative "Menu" span/template colours:

In the previous discussion, #2 was chosen as the new menu highlight colour. It does not work well in the advice template.

  1. Click on Effect >Amplify #FFFFCC previous colour
  2. Click on Effect >Amplify #FFEEAA Steve +0.5; Gale +1; Peter +1
  3. Click on Effect >Amplify #FFEECC Bill +1
  4. Click on Effect >Amplify #FFDDAA Steve +1

The current colour in an advice template:

Advice The four rules for keeping your Audacity Project happy:
  1. When importing an uncompressed audio file with the "Read uncompressed file directly from the original (faster)" option checked in Import / Export Preferences never move, rename or delete that file unless you first copy it into the Audacity project. See File > Check Dependencies for more information.
  2. Never move, delete or rename any of the files or folders inside the _data folder.
  3. Never rename the AUP file or the _data folder.
    • If you want to rename your project (for example, to save a snapshot at a particular point), use the File > Save Project As... command.
  4. Always keep the AUP file and the _data folder together in the same directory (folder).

Choice #4 in an advice template:

Advice The four rules for keeping your Audacity Project happy:
  1. When importing an uncompressed audio file with the "Read uncompressed file directly from the original (faster)" option checked in Import / Export Preferences never move, rename or delete that file unless you first copy it into the Audacity project. See File > Check Dependencies for more information.
  2. Never move, delete or rename any of the files or folders inside the _data folder.
  3. Never rename the AUP file or the _data folder.
    • If you want to rename your project (for example, to save a snapshot at a particular point), use the File > Save Project As... command.
  4. Always keep the AUP file and the _data folder together in the same directory (folder).

The "Shortcut" span

In the previous discussion, #1 below was chosen as the new shorcut highlight colour. It does not work well in the note template.

  1. Press CTRL + A. Gale +1; Steve +1; Bill -0.5, Peter +1
  2. Press CTRL + A. Gale -1, Peter -1
  3. Press CTRL + A. Steve +1; Bill +0.5; Gale -1, Peter -1
  4. Press CTRL + A. Gale +1
  5. Press CTRL + A. Bill +1 (changing my vote)
  6. Press CTRL + A. Or Gale +1 for this key span also

The current colour in a note template:

Press CTRL + A.

I can see a case to returning to the grey highlight:

Press CTRL + A.
Press CTRL + A.
Advice Press CTRL + A.
Alert Press CTRL + A.

I can also see a case for boxing them:

Press CTRL + A.
Press CTRL + A.
Advice Press CTRL + A.
Alert Press CTRL + A.

The kbrd template

There is still some concern that the kbrd template may not be visible enough in some of the boxes. Here's how it looks now.

Press the Enter key.
Press the Enter key.
Advice Press the Enter key.
Alert Press the Enter key.